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Cee Lo, Adam Levine For American Idol Rival- Hear Glee's Matthew Morrison's New Song- Jane Russell RIP- Sat Night Miley- Timberlake Music?- Selena and Justin Bieber- more

03/01/2011
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The Day in Pop Digest for 3/01/11: (Billboard) It's official: Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine have joined NBC's new musical competition series, "The Voice," from Mark Burnett. The musicians will act as two of the four coaches on the show more

(Billboard) Glee star Matthew Morrison unveiled "Summer Rain," the feel-good first single from his solo debut album, today (Feb. 28) on Ryan Seacrest's radio morning show. Listen to it here

(BBC) Actress Jane Russell, the Hollywood sex symbol who starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe, dies at the age of 89. more

(BBC) More than 37 million Americans tuned into the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, down 10% on the previous year. more

(AP) Miley Cyrus will be making her first appearance as guest host of 'Saturday Night Live' this week more

(Billboard) Could Justin Timberlake's hiatus from music finally be coming to an end? The singer-turned-actor hinted as much at the Oscars on Sunday night more

(AP) The judge handling the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor indicated Monday he might delay the trial in what would be a defeat for defense lawyers anxious to get on with the proceedings. more

(Jam!) Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber proved they're the hottest new couple in showbiz by officially stepping out together for the first time at an Oscars party on Sunday. more

(Jam!) Gordon Lightfoot will hit the road this fall for a series of dates in Western Canada and Ontario more

(BBC) Eminem and Arctic Monkeys have been named as headliners for this year's V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire more

(Billboard) The Roots have drafted Nas, Wiz Khalifa and recent best new artist Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding for their fourth annual Roots Picnic concert more

(BBC) Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honors independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars. more

(Billboard) Florence & the Machine are contributing an exclusive song to the upcoming videogame Dragon Age II. The track is a re-imagined version of "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" more

(AP) Nelly Furtado says she was paid $1 million to perform for members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's "clan" in 2007, but she now intends to donate the money to charity. more

(Billboard) Wu-Tang Clan member and elder hip-hop statesmen GZA (real name: Gary Grice) and his publicist, Heathcliff Berru, have inspired a single-camera comedy for FX more

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